A four day trip to myself. A moment of reflection in an adventure on untrodden country roads, isolated by ice crystals, the winter coldness and the gray of the mornings.

A route through the south of France, Switzerland and Germany to reflect and meditate. But why do we do it? Why so many kilometres to go? Perhaps to realize that we are capable of doing anything if we propose it, or simply to remind us, that not the wheels of a bicycle revolve around the world, but that we are the ones that - with every impulse and traction we do, are responsible for the world to move.

This story is part of the challenge that Rapha invites all fans to perform 500 kilometers by bycicle between Christmas and New Year, called #Festive500.